The Shadows Between Us By Tricia Levenseller May 2026

Kallias didn't pull away. Instead, the shadows wrapped around her wrist—not crushing, but tethering. "A dangerous ambition."

"Step back, Lady Stathos," Kallias said, his voice a low, melodic warning. "The darkness isn't fond of company." The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

A flicker of genuine surprise crossed his handsome, pale features. The shadows recoiled slightly, reacting to his internal shift. For a second, the barrier thinned. Kallias didn't pull away

"And I," Alessandra whispered, leaning into the freezing cold of his aura, "am the girl who is going to help you rule them. Or take them from you. I haven't quite decided yet." "The darkness isn't fond of company

"You're staring again," a voice like shifting gravel whispered near her ear.

The Shadow King, Kallias, moved through the crowd like a predator through tall grass. He was physically unreachable—swathed in a literal aura of shadows that kept everyone at a five-foot distance. To touch him was to die, or so the rumors claimed. To Alessandra, it was simply a puzzle to be solved.